Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-13
FLORIDA.

association.
The hotel at White Springs is filing up
with tourists.
The material for the Palatka water
works has arrived.
The D6Land post office receipts for De-
cember were 900.
The plate glass in the Gerkin building,
DeLand, cost $1,000.
The CharIa ApoDka canal is finished so
thai the Pauasofkee steamboats, now run
to Floral City.
The receipts for cotton in Lake City Of
the last crop Is about $50, 900 less than for
the crop Of 1885.
+. NJ. Poser has sold his interest in and
to the Fort Ogden Gazette to Z, b. Garlic
ton and gone elsewhere.
Gen. j. J. Finley, OF Ocala. is favOrably
mentioned as one of the candidates for
Justice OF the supreme Court.
Z. &. Smith and hoG. Ned L. Farrell, of
Waldo. have each shipped car load Of
very fine oranges through the Fruit EX-
change.
The infant son of j. J. Crosswell, Of
Cedar Keys, was seriously scalded last
Thursday morning by pulling over boiler
OF hot water.
W. 3. Tucker has assumed charge Of
Crawford II bradley's store aud goods at
Tavaras, to close out for the bene1t OF
those concerned.
Capt. A. A. Hawkins, OF Waldo, left
Friday for Pine Bluff, Ark, whore he
goes to take a place with the st. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas railroad.
Fifty acres of land IN the vicinity Of
Mount Tabor will be planted in tobacco
The farmers OF Columbia county intend
to make "a trial of tobacco culture.
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Ia daily with very large crowds of pas
sengers. If this thing keeps up much
longer, all South Florida will be tlIed to
Overlooking.
An Investigation OF the books of the
Offices Of the express aud railroad COM
pRnes show that waldo has sbipped 30
per cent. more oranges this season than
ever before. yUfU
Tae assessed value nfproperty in DeLand
is 1888, 200. In 1SSHit was $40. 900, ana In
1885 it was $3.50 G93. At least $4,000
worth OF property was destroyed by fire
last summers.
The subject of tobacco culture is
awakening quite an interest among the
farmers of Al2chua county, and good
many Of tnemssy cultivate several acres
of the plant thisseason.
Capt. Benjamin. Smith met burglar in
his office at Cedar Keys few nights
since, and the rascal, to make his escape,
shot at the Captain, aud then struck him
a severe blow on the bead with the weapon
and got away without being identified.
Ralph Mccall, of Cedar Key, while
watching what he supposed to be a bur-
glar, cooked pistol and held it In his
pocket, awaiting the movements of the
burglar, when he (McCaii) stumbled and
fell, the pistol fred and Mccall sustained
a serious wound.
Father 2. J. Lynch has arrived at
Gainesville to remain. Bishop Moore will
be there tomorrow to cOnsecrate some
ground on which the Catholics propose
beginning the erection Of a church build
ing next week. Several liberal amounts
have been subscribed toward the cree
ton of the church.
). Il. Dukes, formerly of Southwest
Georgia, and a man of low morals, died
in Jasper a few days since from excessive
drink. II is said that he piled a half
wit ed boy with liquor in Georgia some
two years ago and thereby caused his
death. An indictment for murder had
been found against Dukes, which caused
him 10 leave that State and 20 to Flor
ida 10 escape prosecution.
Upon the request of several petitioners,
the County commissioners have appoint
ed w. Il. Garland an Inspector OF marks
ana brands Tor Nassau county. All
hides OF cattle butchered VIII hereafter be
inspected by him and their marks and
brands entered in a book Of record pro-
vided for that purpose. For that service
the Inspector will receive 25c. a head
from the owners OF such hides.
Tltusville has built $37, 900 worth of
new buildings during the year 1886. That
town on the Indian river has made won
derlul strides In every other direction,
and will continue to grow on account OF
It's many advantages. Orlando wants
railroad direct TO the ocean via Titus
vile, which will open up a fine country
en- route, as well as make short cut TO
the beach. IL will be built during this
year.
Sunday night three white men confn ned
in the Palatka jail made break for lib.
erty, ard succeeded in getting on the out
side OF TIE building. One of the prisoners
was the man W o tried TO shoot 20 ice
man Wise on Saturday night. The CITY
Council has gwen the contract for over
hauling and fitting M the jail, so that II
will be safe, to Mr.. Lock wood, who will
make it so secure that these periodical
escapes will be Impossible.
Capt. r. f. McGraw, OF PalatSa, has
quite curiosity in the shape OF an
orange. The orange itself was OF the or
binary variety, but had grown into the
shape or lemon. Attached to It, right
al tie stem. was Il slender growth shaped
Ike q rams horn. and curled over the
entire length OF the orange, looking like
az orange colOred lead attached to toe
fruit. II IL a queer freak OF nature. and
attracted great deal o. attention.
Mrs. W. j. McCormIck's residence at
Gainesville was burned sunday. Nearly
all the furniture was carried out, but as
is always the case at iircs, it was badly
broken and damaged by its rapid re-
mOvdl. 10 less tuan an hour the entire
building WAS reduced TO a heap OF lurid
Goals. The loss Is over 5000 with III
surance OF $1,000 on the house; the iurui-
ture was not insured. me fire originated
in closet on the second floor, nut the
cause Of It's oririn is not known. unless IL
caught from chimney which ran up one
de Of tue closet. TINS Is toe second
time within Ave years that this family
have been burned out Of house and home.
both buildings being burned on the same
site. Mrs. Mccormick lost $40 in cash
and all her silverwAre. Her sou War
mock lost Sl32, his savings for the past
year. All the mem ers Of the family lost
all their wearing apparel, except what
they had on at the time.
The Fernahdiua Mirror tells the pres
ent generation VI FiOrldiaus some inter
esting facts relative TO the first railroad
in Florida and the steamboat line TO Jack